De-identification is one of the most important, and fastest moving subjects in privacy management right now, and OAIC is soon hosting a workshop on de-identification as a means to protect privacy in data sharing and data analytics projects.

The Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, has advised that the Government will be recommending the appointment of Timothy Pilgrim PSM as the Australian Information Commissioner and his reappointment as Australian Privacy Commissioner.

A joint investigation into the Ashley Madison data breach, conducted by the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Daniel Therrien, has concluded.